The Charleston (WV) Gazette (2/10, White, 154K) reported that the latest lawsuit “over the implantation of pelvic mesh (TVM), which is set for trial Monday is one of about 50,000 cases pending nationwide that have all been assigned to a federal judge in West Virginia.”

The cases “have been assigned to U.S. District Court Judge Joseph Goodwin as part of federal multidistrict litigation.” Monday “will mark the first time Johnson & Johnson goes to trial over its Ethicon-produced TVT Retropubic and Gynecare Prolift pelvic meshes. More than 10,000 lawsuits have been filed against the company.”

The Gazette notes that Judge Goodwin “selected several” of the suits “to serve as representative cases. ‘The bellwether case process gives each side an opportunity to assess the strengths and weaknesses of the cases,’ said Harry Bell, a Charleston lawyer and co-counsel for the plaintiffs’ steering committee. ‘This is the largest multidistrict litigation ever when you look at the number of cases.’”

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